67 arrested during first day of two-day rave at Whittier Narrows

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies on horeseback watch over the HARD Summer 2014 music festival at the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in South El Monte. Sixty-seven arrests were made Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, during the first day of the two-day rave.
(Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)

Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies watch over the HARD Summer 2014 music festival from their command post at the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area in South El Monte. Sixty-seven arrests were made Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, during the first day of the two-day rave. (Courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)

SOUTH EL MONTE >> Deputies made 67 arrests Saturday during the first day of the two-day HARD Summer 2014 music festival taking place at the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, authorities said.

About 40,000 people were estimated to have attended the first day of the rave-style electronic music festival, with similar attendance expected Sunday, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said.

And one person was arrested Saturday on suspicion of robbery after stealing an event staff shirt from the back of a worker, Jones said. The suspect was apprehended following the crime, which was apparently committed in an effort to sneak into the festival.

Statistics were not available for Sunday as the concert continued, but Jones noted there had been “a few” arrests.